Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Recent reporting indicates cyber criminals will continue targeting healthcare payment processors through a variety of techniques, such as phishing campaigns and social engineering, to spoof support centers and obtain user access.” Conduct regular network security assessments to stay up to date on compliance standards and regulations.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

(M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.). Providing comprehensive, client specific cybersecurity testing services, such as but not limited to penetration testing services, vulnerability analysis, phishing campaigns and red teaming exercises. A strong familiarity with web application security vulnerabilities and controls.

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SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

Senior security and IT leaders point to employees and their companies’ own supply chains as the source of constant risk of malicious and unintentional vulnerabilities, exacerbated by remote work and cloud-based environments. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The threat actor that employed the Kraken technique, likely an APT group, launched a phishing attack that used messages with a.ZIP file attachment. The.ZIP archive, titled, “Compensation manual.doc,” claims to contain information relating to worker compensation rights.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three. Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“Amnesty Tech’s Security Lab found technical evidence in phishing emails sent to two prominent Vietnamese human rights defenders, one of whom lives in Germany, and a Vietnamese NGO based in the Philippines, showing that Ocean Lotus is responsible for the attacks between 2018 and November 2020.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2021

OnePercent Group actors compromise victims through a phishing email in which an attachment is opened by the user. ” The group leverages phishing messages that use attachments that drop IcedID banking trojan payload on the targets’ systems. This information should not be accessible from the compromised network.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the end of May, the network security solutions provider Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were breached by the same Chinese group exploiting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability. At the time of this writing the issue has yet to be addressed.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2021

These third parties aren’t typically under your organization’s control and its unlikely that they provide complete transparency into their information security controls. Some vendors can have robust security standards and good risk management practices, while others may not.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 12, 2024

Audit Focus: Assess access controls to ensure only authorized personnel have access to sensitive information. Evaluate network security measures, including firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems. Assess the implementation of security patches and updates to mitigate vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors. Now the Facebook security team has revealed the real identity of APT32 , linking the group to an IT company in Vietnam named CyberOne Group. .

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments. Firewalls and Network Security Firewalls serve as a barrier between cloud resources and external networks in a public cloud environment.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

The audit proves what we've heard from many security leaders during our SecureWorld Remote Sessions : the pandemic and work from home have greatly increased the cyber attack surface and attack attempts. 6 key areas where NASA's information security is failing.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 7, 2021

A degree in computer science or information security and a background in military intelligence can be useful but isn’t necessary. Thanks to the wide availability of information and open source code, and incentives like bug bounties, there are many routes into ethical hacking outside of traditional education.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned that security patches for critical vulnerability CVE-2023-2868 in Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) are “ineffective.” According to Mandiant , starting as early as October 10, 2022, the UNC4841 group sent spear-phishing emails to victim organizations.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Most simply don’t have the resources to employ a dedicated cybersecurity team or invest in comprehensive security awareness training, leaving employees more vulnerable to phishing attacks and other scams. Phishing: Phishing attacks aren’t new, but they’ve become even easier for cybercriminals to execute.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors. The experts warn that nation-state actors are adopting TTPs associated with cybercrime gangs to make it hard the attack attribution. .”

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

Information security leaders at these two districts shared their war stories last week at the K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Symposium, hosted by the K12 Security Information Exchange (K12 SIX) – the first-ever ISAC specifically created with local school districts in mind. It appears the training has been effective.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

There is also now a requirement to have automatic process mechanisms in place to detect and protect personnel against email phishing. Implementation timeline: Image credit: [link] PCI v4.0 Implementation timeline: Image credit: [link] PCI v4.0 Section 5 Scanning of removable media used in the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE) is now required.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

According to Finances Online , most common cybersecurity attack vectors in 2020 include phishing (38%), network intrusions (32%), stolen/lost records (8%), and system misconfiguration (5%). Information Security Officer. IT Security Specialist. Information security policies knowledge.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2020

When David Sherry became Chief Information Security Officer at Princeton University, he says cybersecurity was done well. "I I don't want you to think security at Princeton was some sort of vast wasteland. This led Sherry's team to launch the virtual phish bowl where they raised awareness and communicated the risks. "At

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

At the end of May, the network security solutions provider Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were recently breached by threat actors exploiting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

” At the end of May, the network security solutions provider Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were recently breached by threat actors exploiting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability.

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The Falcon's View

AUGUST 29, 2017

Suddenly, it occurred to me, "Hey, you know what we really need is a new sub-field that combines all aspects of security behavior design, such as security awareness, anti-phishing, social engineering, and even UEBA." Well, low-and-behold, it already exists!

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Hacker's King

MAY 14, 2023

Before diving into the different ways to earn money in cyber security, it’s important to understand the earning potential in this field. According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for information security analysts, which includes many cybersecurity professionals, is $103,590.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 31, 2022

It’s very important that we engage with companies like Cisco that help inform us about how to do things that take away as much risk as possible.”. — Dr. Tony Bryson, Chief Information Security Officer, Town of Gilbert. Making sure we are prepared for the future – a pandemic or the next crisis – started years ago.

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Herjavec Group

MAY 17, 2021

HG Security Engineering . HG Phishing HG Vulnerability Management . Enterprises who partner with Herjavec Group for MSS can expect: Award-Winning 24/7 Security Operations. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. HG Threat . HG Incident Response.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Phishing Simulations from Cyber Aware Phishing simulation is a program designed for business owners and employers to train their staff to identify phishing scams. Given that phishing accounts for 90% of data breaches , this simulation must be a part of every company’s security education.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Read more: Top IT Asset Management Tools for Security. With deep industry experience, Jeremiah Grossman was the Information Security Officer for Yahoo!,

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Phishing: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals trick people into giving away sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Network Security: Network security is the practice of securing a computer network from unauthorized access or attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2022

Cyber and information security is at the top of the list of planned investments for CIOs in 2022, with 66% reporting they expect to increase associated investments. Abnormal network activity can be tracked and blocked on endpoints before it reaches devices. How are businesses responding?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Hundreds of vulnerabilities in common Wi-Fi routers affect millions of users German BSI agency warns of ransomware attacks over Christmas holidays Cuba ransomware gang hacked 49 US critical infrastructure organizations CISA warns of vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy products NSO Group spyware used to compromise iPhones of 9 US State Dept officials (..)

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

Application security, information security, network security, disaster recovery, operational security, etc. It needs to be maintained for various types of cyber threats like Ransomware, Malware, Social Engineering, and Phishing. Improved Data Security. are the different parts of cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s RSA Conference covered a litany of network security vulnerabilities, from developing more robust tokenization policies and to addressing UEFI-based attacks, and non-endpoint attack vectors. As of now, the information security industry is at the outset of implementing SBOM for software products.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Penetration testing is also different from what many software developers call a security test or security assessment , which is often a secure code review or static application security testing. Penetration testing reveals an organization’s security weaknesses.

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